The Experiment That Left Claude Needing 'Robot Therapy'

Researchers tested an LLM-powered robot's ability to fetch butter. The result? Today’s models still struggle at basic ...
The New York Times

‘My Robot Sophia’: An Unsettling Look Into the Soul of a Machine

This film by Jon Kasbe and Crystal Moselle skirts gimmicks to examine a creator’s drive to build a humanoid device powered by artificial intelligence. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket ...
Variety

Animated Features Like ‘Transformers One’ and ’Wild Robot’ and More Rely on Artists for the Magic as Machine Learning or AI Works in Support

As technological advances make even more astonishing imagery possible for many of the leading contenders in the animated feature Oscar race, they’re still leaning toward the skilled hands of the ...
New York Post

Humanoid machine face-plants at China’s inaugural ‘robot Olympics’

A robot drew cheers from the packed crowd at China’s inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games — until it spectacularly face-planted and had to be hauled off stage by two real people. The pratfall during ...